Notes: For the gluten-free flour, use the following blend: 1 cup (120g)
millet flour, ¾ cup (90g)
tapioca flour, ½ cup (60g)
brown rice flour, and 1 ½ teaspoons
xanthan gum. Most store-bought gluten-free flour blends should work as well, if measured
like this.
Whole wheat pastry flour, regular whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour may be substituted for the white whole wheat flour.
Don’t skip the orange zest! It actually provides the majority of the citrus flavor.
I highly recommend using the vanilla stevia! It’s one of my favorite ingredients (you’ll use it in all of
these recipes of mine!), and I buy it online
here because that’s the cheapest price I’ve found. If you prefer not to use stevia in the cupcakes, substitute ¾ cup (180mL) of
agave,
honey, or
pure maple syrup for the vanilla stevia. Omit the milk. (The batter should be fairly thick, similar to muffin batter.) If you prefer not to use the vanilla stevia in the frosting, then substitute 1 ½ teaspoons of
this powdered stevia OR ¼ cup of
Truvia or granulated sugar.
The cranberries should be measured when whole, then diced! To quickly dice the cranberries, add them to a
food processor, and pulse until they’re no larger than ¼ of their original size.
Frozen and thawed cranberries that have been patted dry to remove any excess moisture may be substituted for the fresh. In a pinch, ¾ cup of diced dried cranberries that have been hydrated may be substituted. To hydrated the dried cranberries, add them to a microwave-safe bowl, add water until it rises ½” above the cranberries, and cover the top with a lid or plastic wrap. Microwave on HIGH for 1 minute. Let the cranberries sit while preparing the scone dough. Just before mixing them in, drain and pat dry.
Any milk may be substituted for the nonfat milk.
You just need the dry instant pudding mix—don’t prepare it according to the package directions! For a more classic spreadable (not pipe-able) cream cheese frosting that does NOT use instant pudding (and is clean-eating friendly), use
this recipe of mine.
{gluten-free, clean eating option, low fat, lower sugar}